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Barbizon

UK/ˈbɑː.bɪˌzɒn/US/ˈbɑɹ.bɪˌzɑn/

Barbizon proper noun: a town in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France.

Proper noun

Barbizon

  1. A town in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France.
  2. (attributive) The Barbizon School, a realist art movement active roughly from 1830 to 1870, characterized by its tonal qualities, color, loose brushwork, and softness of form.

Words formed from Barbizon

Questions about Barbizon

What does Barbizon mean?
Barbizon means a town in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France.
What part of speech is Barbizon?
Barbizon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Barbizon?
Barbizon is pronounced /ˈbɑː.bɪˌzɒn/ (UK).

Words near Barbizon in the dictionary

  1. barbiturates
  2. barbituratism
  3. barbituric
  4. barbituric acid
  5. barbiturism
  6. Barbizon
  7. Barbizonian
  8. Barbizonians
  9. barble
  10. barbled
  11. barbles

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